Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formFLOWS
Materials
GangueActinolite, Apatite, Garnet, Opal, Pyroxene, Quartz, Scapolite
Geology
Host rockAndesite
Associated rockTuff,Rhyodacite,Andesite
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1958
Identification
Deposit ID10078114
MRDS IDW026273
Alternate namesOrebodies: Laco Sur, Laco Norte, Rodados Negros, San Vicente Alto, San Vicente Bajo, Cristales Grandes, Laquito.
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-23.84084, -67.49947
References
RUIZ FULLER, CARLOS, 1965 , GEOLOGIA Y YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE (GEOLOGY AND METAL DEPOSITS OF CHILE): CHILE INST. GEOL. INV., 305 P., TABLES. (SPANISH) ( 430 ) R858GALVARADO, BENJAMIN, 1970 , IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF SOUTH AMERICA, IN SURVEY OF WORLD IRON ORE RESOURCES -- OCCURRENCE AND APPRAISAL: NEW YORK, UNITED NATIONS, P. 302 - 380 . 433 QUN22SPARK, C. F., JR., 1972 , IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF THE PACIFIC BASIN, ECON. GEOL., V. 56 , NO. 3 , P. 339FRUTOS, J.J., AND OYARZUN, M. J., 1975, TECTONIC AND GEOCHEMICAL EVIDENCE CONCERNING THE GENESIS OF EL LACO MAGNETITE LAVA FLOW DEPOSITS, CHILE: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 70, NO. 5, P. 988-990.ALVARADO, 1970